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Book Release: Goanetter Valmiki Faleiro's "Patriotism in Action"
Dec 18, 2010 (Sat) at 5.30 pm at Goa Chitra, Benaulim, Goa
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U. G. Barad <[email protected]> wrote: Congress General Secretary
Rahul Gandhi had told US ambassador Timothy Roemer that growth of
"radicalised Hindu groups" which create religious tensions in India
could pose a bigger threat to the country than activities of groups
like Lashkar-e-Taiba.
COMMENT:
If one looks at the potential numbers of individuals recruitable by
the two za-za groups, I'd submit that the assessment makes sense. Does
anybody disagree?
After all, just as vandals are vandals, those who are 'violentes' are
violentes; does not matter they wear shirts of saffron or
spinach....or, for that matter, carry crosses round their necks.
Why should it be that 'his' vandal is a vandal, and 'mine' is a
patriot, if what they both are involved in is Vandalism? (Same for any
other form of Violence).
I trust you will have some rationale to support your disagreement.
jc
One who believes that there can be NO patriotism in unprovoked
violence. In self-defence, Yes; in unprovoked violence, No!
